Cataloging and organizing digital resources : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Anne M. Mitchell and Brian E. Surratt.

By:

Mitchell, Anne M, 1972-

Contributor(s):

Surratt, Brian E, 1972-

Series: How-to-do-it manuals for librarians ; no. 139 | How-to-do-it manuals for libraries ; no. 139.Publication details: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005.Description: xv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1555705219
9781555705213

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Cataloging and organizing digital resources.DDC classification:

025.3/44 22

LOC classification:

Z695.24 .M58 2005

Other classification:

06.70

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

1. Thinking about the organization of digital resources -- 2. Establishing the cataloging work flow -- 3. Exploring alternatives to cataloging -- 4. Determining bibliographic control in the online environment -- 5. Understanding cataloging rules and guidelines -- 6. Analyzing the bibliographic structure of online resources -- 7. Online monographs : e-books and manuscripts -- 8. Online serials : e-journals and periodicals in aggregator databases -- 9. Online integrating resources : databases and web sites -- 10. Online trends to watch.

Summary: "This how-to covers cataloging nonbook materials more exhaustively than any recent book. Librarians seeking to add Internet resources to their online catalogs will find it especially valuable because its both comprehensive and practical (augmented by a wide range of examples) nature. With the avalanche of brand new resources suddenly pouring into libraries - DVDs, networked electronic resources, Web sites and home pages, databases (including aggregator databases) - it is crucial to provide effective access to them through cataloging. Each chapter discusses one resource type and focuses on the different formats in which it is available. Chapters provide examples, illustrations, and rule interpretations from AACR2R. Includes visual materials, sound recordings, computer files, multimedia materials, microforms, and a wide variety of Internet resources."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This how-to covers cataloging nonbook materials more exhaustively than any recent book. Librarians seeking to add Internet resources to their online catalogs will find it especially valuable because its both comprehensive and practical (augmented by a wide range of examples) nature. With the avalanche of brand new resources suddenly pouring into libraries - DVDs, networked electronic resources, Web sites and home pages, databases (including aggregator databases) - it is crucial to provide effective access to them through cataloging. Each chapter discusses one resource type and focuses on the different formats in which it is available. Chapters provide examples, illustrations, and rule interpretations from AACR2R. Includes visual materials, sound recordings, computer files, multimedia materials, microforms, and a wide variety of Internet resources."--Jacket.

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